First Encounter

Many years ago the first instant message arrived on earth. All sources are my photos and included in the SBS. All comments are greatly appreciated. Thanks for voting!!

For: antique lamp contest

My House

My Thanks to carlosch at SXC for the great source.

For: old barn contest

Blue Jean Franky

Only source image used. See the SBS. Thank you for your comments.

For: blue jeans contest

The Catch

The Contest Goal: Make it look as realistic as possible. Don't get me wrong, I love the cartoony images too.... My thanks to ebbers-art and andres ol from sxc.com Happy Halloween!!

For: carnivore plants contest

Outside the City

5B pencil, blending stick and eraser.

For: aliens contest

Banyan

For: bw tree trunks contest

Feet

And now for something completely different. All sources are mine except for the brain (I didn't have one..LOL) istockphoto receipt is included in the SBS.

For: robo transform contest

Discovery

Here we have a rare glimpse of the elusive Pinecone Fish native to the Aegean Sea. Although not fished by man, some parts are edible. All source and Photoshop.

For: cones contest

You are what you eat.

Nuff said.

For: cigarette smoke contest

Fishbone Fashion

All sources are mine and included in the SBS. Thanks for looking.

For: fish skeleton contest

Zoo.Earth.3011

All other sources are mine and included in the SBS.

For: hallway contest

Loch Local

Thanks to bunlee at SXC.hu for the background. Everything else is the source and PS. Thanks for looking.

For: python contest

Sailor

I finished this last Sunday and wasn't going to submit it, but then I thought , Oh well why not? I hope you like it. I used 2 of my own photos for texture on the skull and clouds in the background included in the SBS.

For: sailing boat contest

Daybreak

I used two of my sources that I took from my very own camera and one that I purchased from Istockphoto. The receipt is included in the SBS. Thanks for looking!!

For: vampirize contest

Amber Reborn

All sources are mine and included in the SBS

For: amber contest

Dragon Six

I took a picture of a section of weathered cement patio floor in my backyard that reminded me of a dragon. I painted in what I saw and was tempted to elaborate and add alot more to it but decided to remain faithful to my original vision. I'm somewhat demented.

For: mixed manipulations 5 contest

South Pole Formal

Many thanks to: blink dq somadjinn deFig Capgros siukesoj ...from sxc.hu Randy Peters at Flickr I added a slight blue tint for my favorite critic.

For: stairway contest

Second Thoughts

Thanks to g83 and tome213 at SXC.hu The monkey photo is my own.

For: go bananas contest

Taller

Thanks to Kandoka and bugdog at sxc.hu for their great photographs. The Giraffe photos were taken by me and included in the SBS. This is intended to be a surreal manipulation Bob. All comments are appreciated. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

For: mixed manipulations 7 contest

The Mission

Thanks to secretsath and saraj and sxc.hu All other sources are from my camera and included in the SBS

For: mixed manipulations 9 contest

The Piano Frog

"...OH sing me a song you're the Piano Frog..." You know how the song goes. Thanks to am-y at SXC.hu and istockphotos Ellande.

For: frog closeup contest

Stares

Thanks to johnnyberg at SXC.hu for the great legs. The background source is mine and in the SBS. The Title is mispelled intentionally. Thanks for looking!

For: sky scraper contest

Pit Stop

Thanks to leonardobc at SXC.hu for the great pyramid shot. The rest is Photoshop. I'm more interested in comments about the basic idea but technical advise is always greatly appreciated as well. Thanks for looking.

For: old knob contest

MEOW

And now for something completely different. Thanks to GlennPeb and edmondo at SXC.hu

For: new species contest